Featuring new pieces & voicings from

Carlos Cordero!

New Pieces

Abuela (2-part)	La Voz del Amor (SATB)	Tierra y Pasión (Yo Soy América)
Carlos Cordero 2-Part Voices & Piano; also SATB, SSA, TBB Difficulty: 2 Duration: 3-5 min. Celebrating grandmas and their legacy through us.	Carlos Cordero SATB & Piano; also SSA, TBB, 2-Part, SAB Difficulty: 2 Duration: less than 3 min. Let’s be the voice of love.	Carlos Cordero SSA & Piano Difficulty: 3 Duration: 3-5 min. America includes all of our voices.
Mi Lugar (SATB)	Somos América (2-Part)	Mi Voz (SATB)
Carlos Cordero SATB & Piano; also SSAA, TTBB, 2-Part Difficulty: 2 Duration: 3-5 min. This simple song talks about those little moments where the author finds home.	Carlos Cordero 2-Part Voices & Piano; also SATB, SSA, TBB Difficulty: 3 Duration: 3-5 min. Every place in America can be a place that welcomes curiosity, courage, and most importantly, kindness.	Carlos Cordero SATB & Piano; also SSAA, TTBB, 2-Part Difficulty: 3 Duration: 3-5 min. My voice and yours together have tremendous power.

New Voicings

• A La Nanita Nana for SATB & Piano (Harp or Guitar); also SSA
• Incertidumbre for SSAA div. a cappella; also SAB, SATB
• ¡Ayúdame! (Venezuelan Plea for Life) for TTBB & SSAA with Percussion; also SATB
• Holding Our Breath for SATB & TTBB a cappella; also SSAA
• Normal for SSAA & TTBB a cappella; also SATB
• Within for SSAA & TTBB a cappella; also SATB
• Pastores for SSAA, optional Cuatro, & Piano; also SATB

Hola, People! My name is Carlos Cordero. I am a new choral music advocate, composer, hug-giver, and singer with a crazy mind. My passion for new choral music and connecting with others has led me to create meaningful experiences and relationships, including recently writing “Holding Our Breath” with poet Julie Flanders commissioned by ACDA’s Genesis Prize. I love writing music for choirs, which is why I created my brand The Happy Choir. Recent commissions include Chorus Austin, Salt Lake Vocal Artists, Ensemble Companio, Panoramic Voices, among others. I also write for instruments, just less often! My pieces have traveled around the world, including America, Europe, and Asia, allowing me to grow as an artist and collaborate with amazing communities.

I am currently working as a full-time composer, enjoying the journey of connecting with others through choral music, as well as advocating for choral composers and choirs through The Happy Composer Commission Project. Most of my scores are self-published on my website, The Happy Choir. Hal Leonard, Panamusica, Graphite Publishing, E.C. Schirmer, and Musicspoke publish some of my scores too.  I currently live in Austin, Texas but I am originally from Venezuela, a beautiful country with delicious food where I got to be a choral conductor and music educator at El Sistema. I hold an M.M. in Composition from the University of Houston, as well as a B.M. and a Specialization in Composition from Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta.

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